It’s Thursday, it’s late, it’s time once again for the game that’s sweeping the mental_floss nation: GUESS THE THEME. All the clips below have something in common. Leave your best guesses in the comments.
Alanis Morissette – Ironic
Nelly – Ride Wit Me
Led Zeppelin – Going To California
Eagles – Hotel California
James Otto – Since You [...]

It’s a treat for your ears when a song you know is performed in a completely different style. Sometimes it seems like there’s a hard dividing line between musical genres, with folk, country, bluegrass, and gospel forever separated from pop, rock and rap. But occasionally a song crosses over, not just on the charts, but [...]

Two weeks ago, I pointed to a street video from New York, in which filmmaker Ty Cullen asked passersby who wore headphones “Hey, what song are you listening to?” Commenters asked for more versions of the video from different cities, and I’m glad to oblige — other filmmakers around the world have followed suit and [...]